"Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne"--Preliminary page.

"First produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender & Harry Potter Theatrical Productions"--Preliminary page.

"The official script of the original West End production"--Preliminary page.

"Arthur A. Levine Books hardcover special rehearsal edition . . . published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., July 2016. A revised hardcover edition was first printed in 2017"--Title page verso.

"It was always difficult being Harry Potter, and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: Sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places . . . This updated edition includes the final dialogue and stage directions, a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne, the Potter family tree, and a timeline of events in the wizarding world leading up to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"--Page 4 of cover.